The application of spatial measures to analyse health service accessibility in Australia: a systematic review and recommendations for future practice
Background Australia's inequitable distribution of health services is well documented.
Spatial access relates to the geographic limitations affecting the availability and accessibility …
Spatial access relates to the geographic limitations affecting the availability and accessibility …
How can the spatial equity of health services be defined and measured? A systematic review of spatial equity definitions and methods
J Whitehead, A L. Pearson… - Journal of health …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Spatial equity analysis has been carried out in a variety of contexts and on a
range of health services. However, there is no clear consensus on spatial equity definitions …
range of health services. However, there is no clear consensus on spatial equity definitions …
Spatial accessibility of primary health care utilising the two step floating catchment area method: an assessment of recent improvements
MR McGrail - International journal of health geographics, 2012 - Springer
Background The two step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method has emerged in the last
decade as a key measure of spatial accessibility, particularly in its application to primary …
decade as a key measure of spatial accessibility, particularly in its application to primary …
Workforce crisis in primary healthcare worldwide: Hungarian example in a longitudinal follow-up study
Objective The study was designed to explore the development of the general practitioner
(GP) shortage in primary care and its characteristics in Hungary. Design Longitudinal follow …
(GP) shortage in primary care and its characteristics in Hungary. Design Longitudinal follow …
How 'age-friendly'are rural communities and what community characteristics are related to age-friendliness? The case of rural Manitoba, Canada
VH Menec, L Hutton, N Newall, S Nowicki, J Spina… - Ageing & …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Since the World Health Organization introduced the concept of 'age-friendly'communities in
2006, there has been rapidly growing interest in making communities more age-friendly on …
2006, there has been rapidly growing interest in making communities more age-friendly on …
A review of models used for investigating barriers to healthcare access in Australia
Understanding barriers to healthcare access is a multifaceted challenge, which is often
highly diverse depending on location and the prevalent surroundings. The barriers can …
highly diverse depending on location and the prevalent surroundings. The barriers can …
Impact of medical student origins on the likelihood of ultimately practicing in areas of low vs high socio-economic status
IB Puddey, DE Playford, A Mercer - BMC medical education, 2017 - Springer
Introduction Medical schools are in general over-represented by students from high socio-
economic status backgrounds. The University of Western Australia Medical School has been …
economic status backgrounds. The University of Western Australia Medical School has been …
Disability support services in Queensland, Australia: Identifying service gaps through spatial analysis
A dearth of research has utilized spatial research methods to clarify the dispersion of
disability specific services in relation to people with disability in priority areas, and urban and …
disability specific services in relation to people with disability in priority areas, and urban and …
A systematic assessment of the concept and practice of public-private mix for tuberculosis care and control
R Malmborg, G Mann, SB Squire - International journal for equity in health, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The STOP TB Partnership aims to improve global tuberculosis (TB)
control through expanding access to the directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) …
control through expanding access to the directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) …
Catchments of general practice in different countries–a literature review
DP Allan - International journal of health geographics, 2014 - Springer
The purpose of this paper is to review the current research on catchment areas of private
general practices in different developed countries because healthcare reform, including …
general practices in different developed countries because healthcare reform, including …